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Treatment of Whiplash Associated Disorders by APOS Kit

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified December 2005 by Hadassah Medical Organization.
Recruitment status was  Not yet recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Clalit Health Services
Information provided by:
Hadassah Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00266981
First received: December 19, 2005
Last updated: NA
Last verified: December 2005
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare two techniques for treating patients with Whiplash Associated Disorders, in relation to: disability, balance, cervical pain and cervical range of motion.

The hypothesis: The APOS kit treatment is more effective than the short wave therapy.


Condition Intervention
Whiplash Associated Disorders
Cervical Pain
 Device: APOS - exercise component

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Trial Which Compare the Effectiveness of an APOS Kit With Short Waves Therapy for Treating Whiplash Associated Disorders

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • neck disability score
  • neck pain score
  • balance score
  • cervical range of motion

Estimated Enrollment: 132
Study Start Date: March 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2006
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   16 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Cervical pain, Motor vehicle accident a week prior to cervical pain, age above 16, ability to walk independently, signed inform consent, insured in "Clalit health services" Exclusion Criteria: Inability to walk independently, age 16 or less, not signed an inform consent, WAD grade 4, past treatment for WAD, pregnancy, pacemaker, cancer.

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  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00266981

Contacts
Contact: Goni Meron, PTB 00 972 2 5335039 goni_yehudai@walla.co.il

Locations
Israel
Hadassah Medical Organization Not yet recruiting
Jerusalem, Israel
Contact: Arik Tzukert, DMD     00 972 2 6776095     arik@hadassah.org.il    
Contact: Hadas Lamberg, PhD     00 972 2 6777572     lhadas@hadassah.org.il    
Principal Investigator: Goni Meron, PTB            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hadassah Medical Organization
Clalit Health Services
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Milka Donchin, MD, MPH School of Public Health, Hadassah Medical Organization
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00266981     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: aposgo-HMO-CTIL
Study First Received: December 19, 2005
Last Updated: December 19, 2005
Health Authority: Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neck Pain
Whiplash Injuries
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
 Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Neck Injuries
Wounds and Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013